"detective work" meaning in All languages combined

See detective work on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-detective work.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} detective work (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) investigative research Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Synonyms: sleuthwork Translations (investigative work): detektivarbejde [neuter] (Danish), detektivado (Esperanto), detektivarbeid [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), detektivarbeid [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-detective_work-en-noun-KTdYc5KX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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